You have completed a chest radiograph on a 2-month-old infan…

You have completed a chest radiograph on a 2-month-old infant using a restraining device at a 72” SID. Because of the design of the device, your OID is suboptimum. The image reveals good resolution of the bony anatomy, but the pulmonary vasculature is blurred. The image receptor was properly exposed. In an effort to improve the quality of the repeat image, the competent radiographer would

Acute kidney injury is a rapid decline in renal functioning…

Acute kidney injury is a rapid decline in renal functioning and resultant azotemia.  Causes of acute kidney injury are divided into the following categories prerenal, intrarenal, and post renal causes.  A prerenal cause of kidney injury is which of the following?

A company is considering distributing its $150 in cash eithe…

A company is considering distributing its $150 in cash either in the form of a dividend or by buying back its stock.  If it distributes the $150 as a dividend, the cash will go to the current shareholders. If the company buys back its stock, it will pay $15/share. Using the drop-down choices, fill-in the six blanks in the table below to show the effects of the two distributions.                          Issue dividends                                              Buyback shares         A                   a         B                   b         C                   c

Bowmans capsule is made up a cluster of capillaries called t…

Bowmans capsule is made up a cluster of capillaries called the glomerulus.  Within this structure is the basement membrane which aides in the filtration of substances.  Filtration occurs due to size dependent pores.  Which substance is normally prevented from leaving the plasma?